Connection between closures and control arms of window regulators



se i. 4, 1928;

MG. HANSON CONNECTION BETWEEN CLOSURES AND CONTROL AjRNS OF WINDOWREGULATORS V Filed Feb. 23. 1926 Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

' urran em rarer OFFICE.

MILES e. HANSON, or ronnno, OHIO, AssrenoR TO THE DURA coMrANY, orTOLEDO,

011110, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

' CONNECTION BETWEEN CLOSURES AND CONTROL ARMS OF WINDOW REGULATORS. I

Application filed February 23,. 1926. Serial No. 90,107.

The invention relates in general to window regulators and refers moreparticularly to the means for connecting. a window regulator to aclosure or window. One of the objects of the invention is to provide animproved form of connection between a closure and regulator'thereforwhich may be readily and cheaply manufactured. Other objects of theinvention reside in the novel features of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts as more after set forth.

In the drawings V Figure 1 is an interior side elevation, partly brokenaway, of a. vehicle door having applied thereto a window regulatorembodying my invention;

Figures 2 and 3 are cross sections, respectively, on the lines 22 and3-3 of Figure 1.

In the present instance, I have shown a vehicle door 1 having an opening2 in its upper portion and a chamber 3 in its lower portion. 4 is theclosure or window slidable in suitable guideways in the door uprightsand adapted to be lowered from a position closing the opening 2 into thechamber 3. This closure has a sheet metal clip 5 embracing and securedto the lower edge of the glass 6 and having secured thereto the retainer7 which is in the nature of a sheet metal angleshaped section.

8 is the regulator which, as shown in the present instance, has a sheetmetal lifter arm 9 which is pivotally mounted at its inner end upon themounting plate 10 and which is adapted to be operatively connected atits outer end to the closure. This lifter arm is angularly moved aboutits pivot by suitable means including the gear segment 11 which isrigidly secured to the lifter arm and the pinion 12 meshing with thegear segment and suitably driven from the crank or handle 13, both thepinion and crank or handle being also mounted upon the mounting plate.

For operatively connecting the outer end of the lifter arm of theregulator to the closure, I have provided the sectional bearing 14 whichis located between the base of the clip 5 and the retainer flange spacedfrom and extending substantially parallel to the base. This bearingcomprises the inner and outer bearing members 15 and 16, respectively.The inner bearing member is formed fully hereinintegral with the lifterarm and is tubular, it being struck out from the lifterxarm and havinga, frusto-conical outer end portion. The outer bearing member 'is'alsotubular and has a frusto-conical port-ion cooperating with thefrusto-conical portion of the inner bearing member to form an annulargroove in the bearing with opposed bearing faces for engaging thebearing faces of the base of the clip 5, these latter bearing facesbeing on opposite sides of the apex of the base, which is V-shaped; Theinner endof the outer bearing member extends through a the opening inthe outer end of the inner bearing member and is bent over upon theinner surface of this inner bearing member to rigidly secure the outerbearing member to the inner bearing member. The outer end of the innerbearing member preferably extends at right angles to the frusto-co-nicalportion of the outer bearing member to form a closed joint between thebearing members.

A hearing forming the connection between the closure and the regulatorsuch as formed in the present instance may be cheaply manufactured.Furthermore, this bearing forms a strong and substantial connection.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a closure and a regulator for operating saidclosureincluding an angularly movable sheet metal member operativelyconnected to said. closure, of means for operatively connecting saidsheet metal member and closure including a sectional bearing extendingtransversely of said angularly movable member and having a sectionintegral with and struck out from said angularly movable 1116111b61.-

2. The combination with a closure and a v regulator for operating saidclosure having a sheet metal member operatively connected to saidclosure, of means for operatively connecting said sheet metal member andclosure, including a sectional bearing extending transversely of saidsheet metal member and having a section integral with and struck outfrom said metal member. I v

3. The combination with a closure and a regulator for opening saidclosure including a sheet metal member operatively con nected to saidclosure, .of means for operatively connecting said sheet metal member tosaid closure including a bearing member extending transversely of andstruck out from said sheet metal member and a cooperating bearing memberriveted to said first mentioned a bearing member.

4. The combination with a closure and a regulator for operating saidclosure, including a sheet metal member operatively connected to saidclosure, of means for operatively'connecting said sheet metal member tosaid closure, including a tubular bearing member extending transverselyof and struck out from said sheet metal member and provided withafrusto-conical portion'and a cooperating bearing member riveted ,tosaid first-mentioned bearing member and havinga frusto-conical portioncooperating with the frusto conical portion of said first-mentionedbearing member to form opposed bearing surfaces.

alignment With said first mentioned bearing member and riveted thereto,said bearing members having opposed frusto-conical bearing surfaces. v

6. The combination ith a closure, of a regulator for operating saidclosure including an angularly movable sheet metal arm, of means foroperatively connecting said arm to said closure including a sectionalannularly grooved bearing formed of a tubular bearing member struck outfrom said arm and a second tubular bearing member riveted to the outerend of said first men tioned bearing member.

7. The combination With a closure and a regulator for operating saidclosure, inc-ludinga lifter arm operatlvely connected to MILES Gr.HANSON.

